Btw for the love of god if you're trying to get your friends to come to the #fediverse please just stop giving them links to the "join-x" sites and just give them an invite link from your server or a link to the register page from the one you use (or think is reasonably stable for a new user).
On Mastodon doing that means they'll start with at least one person followed, not sure about on the #threadiverse or if either of the software even have invite codes.
I think the difficulties of federation are somewhat overblown in general, but one thing is for sure: it's not a hoop most people really *want* to jump through first. Just give them a way to explore, and let help them figure it out themselves once they're on.
The "join" sites are an attempt to mimic a pattern of centralized sites that just doesn't work here. They're unlikely to ever really work.
On Mastodon doing that means they'll start with at least one person followed, not sure about on the #threadiverse or if either of the software even have invite codes.
I think the difficulties of federation are somewhat overblown in general, but one thing is for sure: it's not a hoop most people really *want* to jump through first. Just give them a way to explore, and let help them figure it out themselves once they're on.
The "join" sites are an attempt to mimic a pattern of centralized sites that just doesn't work here. They're unlikely to ever really work.
Matthieu
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